WRITER LIFE HACKS: AMAZON STUDIOS

WRITER LIFE HACKS: AMAZON STUDIOS

For "Dear Dirty America" I wrote a short blog about the change in writing brought upon by the internet and the new masters of the digital age, namely the content providers who are slowly becoming the content producers, in the case of Netflix, Youtube, and Amazon providing exclusively original material. I personally already have a few self published titles on the Amazon Kindle store.

Well, Amazon must be either breaking new ground or trying to expand into Netflix territory because Amazon Studios, Amazon's movie and television series production studio, has an open policy on accepting all many of pitches.

Currently they are accepting proposals for feature length films, comedy series, and children series. Both feature films and comedy series require PDFs of fully fleshed out scripts while children series only require a mini-bible of the series, characters, etc. Once your pitch has been uploaded, Amazon has up to 45 days to make a decision on whether they wish to develop the idea, extend the consideration deadline, or reject the idea. Both developing the idea and extending the consideration period result in the writer being paid up to $10,000 for their pitch, and can result in the creator being paid an extra $55,000 (for series) / $200,000 (for feature) if the project is picked up for full production.

Besides the chance to potentially be seen and get your foot in the door of a new and exciting world of online cinematic entertainment, you can also set your pitch to public if you wish (which is optional and not mandatory). This creates something of a secondary "social" aspect to the website, allowing you not only to give advice and feedback on other public projects (and vice versa), but also allows you the chance to get involved in other's projects as a collaborator. Along with this, Amazon posts open opportunities for writers to offer their services for re-writes on accepted material.

What more can I say? Check it out! And while you're there, don't forget to check out my pitch, ACE OFF, I've published on the site for details and suggestions on how to apply.